It was an initial act of tribe building, and it happened at the border of the gathering.

A simple, subtle one, like a goodbye chocolate as they walk out the door, can make a difference.

Make purpose your bouncer. Let it decide what goes into your gathering and what stays out.

So we came to our own version of a last call. Once I can see the conversation petering out after dessert, I pause, thank everyone for a beautiful evening, then suggest we move to the living room to have a nightcap. I give the guests who are tired the opportunity to leave, but both my husband and I emphasize that we’d rather everyone stay. That invi

Chill is a miserable attitude when it comes to hosting gatherings.

You will have begun to gather with purpose when you learn to exclude with purpose. When you learn to close doors.

He was able to identify the one behavior that he believed was stalling progress and create a temporary rule to overturn it.

What if we made the last person sing their toast?

I invited each one to share two phrases they had written down.